North Carolina Newspapers

Volume %IX.—Number 22. Voters Os North Carolina Choose William B. Umstead As Stated Next Governor Luther Hodges Leads Field For Lieuten ant Governor LIGHTVOTE Copeland and Godwin Win First District’s Senate Seats Chowan County in Saturday’s pri mary election joined the State of, North Carolina in giving William B. Umstead a majority of votes for Gov -1 emor of North Carolina over Hubert E. Olive and Manley R. Dunaway. Ac cording to early tabulations Utm stead and Olive ran a very close race, but as returns from larger precincts trickled in Umstead gradually forg '• ed ahead by around 26,000 votes. In Chowan County Umstead carried four precincts, East and West Eden ton, Wardville and Yeopfcn. Center Hill and Rocky Hock gave Olive Blight majorities. Luther Hodges for lieutenant Gov ernor led a field of four candidates, with Roy Rowe in second place, Ben McDonald third and Marshall Kur f rees in fourth place. Waldo C. Cheek easily won over John Frederick for Commissioner of Insurance. R. Hubert Parker led the ticket for both short and regular terms for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court William Bobbitt was second high man and is in position to call for a second primary. Other candidates for the office were Itimous Valen tine, Oscar Efird, 'F. Donald Phillips and Allen H. Gwyn. The only contest of a local nature was the race for the two First Dis trict’s two Senatorial seats, where ■there were four candidates, J. William Copeland, incumbent, A. P. Godwin, Jr., Everett Burgess and Webb Wil liams. Copeland and Godwin were high men, followed by Burgess and Williams in fourth place. With no local contests, the vote in Chowan County was light as ex pected with less than 1,000 voters casting ballots during the day. Very little interest was aroused in the election except on the part of mana gers for Umstead and Olive in the gubernatorial race. Clinics In Chowan Held During June Schedule Is Released By County Health De partment Chowan County’s Health Depart ment will hold immunization clinics in the county during the month of June. The following schedule has been released: Thursday, June sth, 12th, 19th— Center Hill, 9 A. M. Arthur Byrum’s store, 10 A. M. A. T. Perry's store, 11 A M. Lloyd Briggs store at Gliden, 12 noon. Friday, June 6th, 13th, 20th— Goodwin’s store at Valhalla, 9 A. M. (Rocky Hock Church, 10 A. M. Elbert Perie’s store, 11 A. M. Grover Cale's store, 12 noon. At these clinics preparation has been made to give the following: Ty phoid vaccination, diphtheria (alone); whooping cough (alone); diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus toxoid com bined, also boosters for all of the above mentioned. “If you go to your doctor for these services,” say Health Department of ficials, ‘‘please ask him for a cer tificate giving your name, child’s ■name and age, your address and vac cines given with dates, and mail to the Health Department for records.” Mrs. Muriel Byrum Wins Radio Prize Mrs. Muriel Byrum was notified this week that she was the winner of 155 'offered in the Campbell's soup radio program “(Double or Nothing.” Mrs. Byrum submitted the question, “What is the highest mountain in Germany?” The question was unanswered which forfeited to her the $65 prize. The answer to the question was •“Zugspitae.” BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John Richard White announce the birth of a daughter, t V . ’’ i IKE CHOWAN HERALD | HOW CHOWAN VOTED ON SATURDAY | JD l! |l la If 1 I 1 iw pf S OK P5fC £ > £ GOVERNOR: Umstead 205 248 37 20 45 38 509 Olive 119 90 68 46 26 06 377 Dunaway 1 2 —•— i 4 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Hodges 122 125 29 20 21 29 846 IRowe 118 160 23 6 9 19 325 (McDonald 20 30 11' 2 9 5 77 Kurfees 14 8 8 2 4 36 INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: Cheek 181 216 32 16 19 82 495 Frederick 60 64 22 10 15 17 188 JUSTICE SUPREME COURT ((SHORT TERM): Parker 140 162 47 17 35 31 438 Efird 10 21 2 2 5 40 Valentine 79 87 24 24 15 13 242, 1 Bobbitt 19 35 2 4 2 4 66 JUSTICE SUPREME COURT (REGULAR TERM): I Parker 127 148 40 11 24 30 370 Efird 14 17 —a _ 4 36 Valentine 77 85 20 24 12 10 228 Phillips l7 14 1— 3 6 41 Gwyn 7 5 3 2 2 1 20 Bobbitt 20 28 6 2 2 4 02 STATE SENATE: Copeland 125 125 54 35 39 26 404 Godwin 141 175 57 66 45 20 493 Burgess 136 144 32 19 22 25 378 Williams 88 77 12 11 0 v 33 227 Coach Thompson Is Calling Youngsters To Play Baseball Boys From 8 (to 15 Asked To Report at 9:30 on Tuesday Morning Coach George Thompson again this year plans to work with the boys of the community in playing baseball and has issued a call for all boys be tween the ages of 8 and 15 who want to play to report at the soft ball diamond back of the new high school next Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. Mr. Thompson will organize two groups, the Little Leaguers which will include youngsters from 8 to 12 years old, and Junior Leaguers, taking in boys from 13 to 15 years. iLast year Coach Thompson had five teams all equipped and a great deal of interest among the boys and parents as well was diawn. The ef fort was very successful and Coach Thompson is expecting this year’s group to far outnumber those who played last year. Barker House Now On Waterfront Lot More Money Still Need ed to Pay Charge of $5,200 For Moving According to George Alma Byrum, the drive is still in progress to raise money to pay for the moving of the Penelope Barker house and the sub sequent transformation at it into a community building for use of any reputable group in Eden ton or Cho wan County. The moving cost alone is $5,200 and while a report is not complete, Mr. Byrum says over SI,OOO has been con tributed by local merchants. (More money is badly needed, he says, and will appreciate it if anybody desires to make a contribution if they will contact him or any member of the Jaycees, Woman’s Club or BGPIW Club. The house is now being maneuvered around on the waterfront lot and when completed will face east. Mr. Byrum also Stated that the re modeling of the house will be done at a minimum expense in that much of the work will be done by interested persons at no cost. Jaycees Are Sponsoring New Historical Picture Edenton Jaycees announce that the film, "Bare County, Birthplace of Americanism,’’ is available for show ing. The local Jayceee are very proud to sponsor the showing of this film. Any dub or group interested in seeing the film is asked to contact George Alma Byrum. The film will be available locally until next Thaw day, June 12. "Edenton, Qfiowan County, North Caroliha, Thursday, June 5, 1952. Mrs. I. L Halsey, Jr. Is Elected President Os County Council List of Officers Elected At Meeting Held Wed nesday Night j The County Council of Home Dem- j onstration Clubs held its regular ; meeting in the Community Building at \ Cross Roads Wednesday afternoon of < last week at 2:30 o’clock with the I president, Mrs. Elliott Belch, presid- ' ing. Every club was represented by , the 45 members present. < The meeting was opened with an ] interesting devotional led by Mrs. ] Kermit Perry. j The Council voted to have a bazaar 1 during the Chowan County Fair Oc- 1 tober 6-11 to make extra money for * their clubs. Mrs. E. N. Elliott and J Mrs. Cameron Boyce consented to act 1 as co-chairmen for this bazaar. Mrs. ’ IW. A. Harrell, general chairman of exhibits, urged the women ttf be plan ning more and better exhibits for the ] Chowan County Fair and the State Fair, October 13-18. Mrs. E. N. Elliott, County Foods Chairman, gave a report stating sev eral recipes had been sent to the state , (Continued on Page Twelve) < i Rent Representative « In Edenton June 13th < Tom G. Bunting, board liaison offi- t cer for the Office of Rent Staibiliza- 1 tion, calls attention to the fact that a rent representative will be in the < Edenton Municipal Building Friday, J June 13. (His scheduled appearance 1 Friday of last week was called off 1 due to the observance of Memorial 1 Day. \ HEALTH DISTRICT SANITARIANS SUBMIT PLEASING REPORT ON COUNTY HOME Conditions Greatly Improved Since Last Inspec tion In July, 1951; Water Under Pressure and Fire Extinguishers Recommended Chowan County Commissioners were very well pleased with a report received Monday from Dr. B. B. Mc- Guire, district health officer. The report stated that an inspection of the county home was made May. 9 by K. Y. Eyer and J. N. Dews, sanitarians for the District Health Department Tile sanitarians stated that sani tary conditions have been greatly im proved since the last inspection in July, 1951. “Particulariy the neces sary repairs have been made to the building, including painting and the pit privies are also in good condition,” stated the report The inspectors recommended an ap proved water supply giving water un der pressure be installed and also an adequate number of fire extinguishers be provided at the home. The Com missioners named W. W. Byrum and W. E. Bond to supervise the inatalla 141 Pints Os Blood Donated Thursday At Edenton Armory Marines Kick In 45 More Pints After Separate {Bloodmobile Visit SHORT oFqUQTA Five Local People Now Have Given Gallon of Blood Each As the result of the Red Cross bloodmobile in Edenton Thursday of last week, 141 pints of blood were do nated, which was nine pints below the quota of 150 pints. Preston E. Cayton, Mollie Hollowell, Paul' L. Partin and James B. Stillman donated their eighth pint, so that they join W. E. Bond as gallon donors. •Marines stationed at the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station were again i life-savers, as they donated 45 pints . after giving 192 pints at the base the (week before. George Alma Byrum, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross blood program, had this brief statement to make in connection with the bloodmo bile visit: "I want to thank all the people who worked on recruitment, registrations, nursing, canteen and other necessary jobs each time the bloodmobile is here. At least 3(( women work most of the day at the armory. About 15 other people work recruiting donors before the bloodmobile comes. Mrs. David Holton has done a wonderful job this past year as chairman of the Woman’s Service Committee. I want also to especially thank everyone who offered to donate a pint of their blood, a few of whom were rejected.” Listed below are the donors of a pint of blood last Thursday: Sara Harrell Boyce, Richard N. Hines, Mrs. Louise Pratt, W. E. Mills, William W. Perry, Preston E. Cayton, Hattie Hobbs, Wiley P. Earnhardt, Sr., Charles P. , Wales, Jr., Bruce Jones, Ruth Conger, David George •White, Mrs, Mildred Kontona, Mrs. Bertie Cross, Frank H. Habit, Mrs. Ramona D. Mizelle, Theodore A. Czer niak, Catherine (Brown, Thomas C. Cross, Emogene Morgan, Mrs. Estes Upham, Mrs. John Graham, Ned Yount, Joseph Scott Harrell, Mrs. Joe A. Webb, Jr., Miss Beulah Privott, Chester C. Ward, Mrs. Myrtle Tynch, Elwood L Nixon, Merrill Perry, Wes ley Chesson, Jr., James B. Stillman, Murray R. Dale, J. C. Parks, Marvin Lee Bunch, Elbert Copeland, Albert Wall, Charles H. Wood, Ben E. Perry, J. E. Debnam, Henry Allen Bunch, Mary Lee Copeland, Robert West Leary, Miss Louise Smith, Miss Ruth Tucker, Mrs. Hettie L. Waff, Mrs. (Continued on Page Twelve) Mrs. Ervin Bunch Resigns Position In Welfare Department Mrs. Ervin Bunch, who has served as junior stenographer-clerk for the Chowan County Welfare Department for the past five years will resign as of July 1. Succeeding Mrs. Bunch will be Miss Lois Harrell, a member of the 1952 graduating class of Eden ton High School. Miss Harrell will begin her duties June 15. In reporting the change to the County Commissioners Monday, Mrs. J. H. McMullan, superintendent, was high in praise of the services of Mrs. Bunch and expressed the belief that her successor will also carry on the work in an efficient manner. i tion of a new pump and a pumping t system, as well as adding fire eac ■ tinguishers. The report stated that the buildings i are in good repair and listed as satis r factory the following items: Garbage , and trash disposal, lighting, screen i ing, ventilation and bedding. Ade quate refrigeration was reported, bed • rooms clean, tidy and in good repair • and the entire premises very clean i and in order. The inspectors also . stated that they found no evidence of > rodents. ! The Commissioners were high in ’ praise of the work being done by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson, the new care* ■ takers and were very well pleased with the entire report, in trial severed i times the County Home has been the i target for criticism by grand jurors. A copy of the report, incidentally, I was mailed to the foreman of the Grand Jury. Commissioners In Long Session Study New Budget Figures _Game Meeting | L. K. Thomas, district game warden, announces that the an nual game meeting for the pro posed hunting and trapping regu lations for the 1952-53 season will be held in the Chowan County Court House Friday morning, June 6, at 9:30 o’clock. The public is invited to attend this meeting. Colonials Manage To Break Even In Gaines During Week Local Outfit Holds Sec ond Place By Half Game STANDING OF CLUBS (Through Tuesday Night) iWI L Pot. ' Wilson 20 12 .625 ! New Bern 20 15 .571 1 Kinston 20 15 .571 Edenton 17 (17 .500 Rocky Mount (17 18 .486 Goldsboro 14 19 .424 I Tarboro 14 20 .412 Roanoke Rapids 13 19 .406 During the week the Edenton Co lonials won three straight games, then lost the next four straight games, and on Tuesday night returned to the win • column to chalk up an even break for • the week. As the result of the week’s play in 1 the Coastal Plain League, the Co lonials as of Wednesday morning were in fourth place with a 17-17 record, only half a game ahead of Rocky Mount. •Home games thi? week will be to night (Thursday) when the Colonials cross bats with Wilson, now leading the league with a 20-12 record. On Saturday night New Bern will play here. Kinston will be here Monday night and Wednesday of next week (Concluded on Page Six) Opening Os Betty Shoppe Successful Number of Visitors Ex ceed Expectations of Store’s Personnel i “ i The Betty Shoppe’s grand opening Friday of last week and Open House Week which will be in progress until Friday of this week is exceeding all of the fondest expectations of Mrs. Grady Morgan, the manager, and the personnel of the store. More people than were expected have already visited Edenton’s newest store at the comer of Broad and Eden Streets, which is housed in a newly renovated building with an attractive visual front, brand new fixtures, mod ern lighting, carpeted floors and air conditioned. Anyone who visits the store is privi liged to register for the 75 prizes which will be awarded during Open House Week. Among the prizes will be regular items carried in stock in cluding a suit case, Doris Dodson dress, Jantzen bathing suit, Rhodes hat, umbrella, Richelieu pearls, Warn er brassiere, Gossard girdle, Corette slip, Alice Stuart blouse, Max Mayer gloves, hand bag, Dorothy Gray lip stick, Glen Raven hose and other items. It will not be necessary for winners to be present at the drawing, for each one will be notified to call at the store for their prize. “If you have not yet visited our new and attractive Store,” says Mrs. Morgan, “do so today or Friday and register for the 75 free prizes which will be given to same who have regis tered during Open House Week.” Baptist Fish Fry Next Friday Night The Men’s Bible Class of the Bap tist Church will hold its annual fish fry Friday night, starting at 6:30 o’clock at the Edenton armory. Mem bers of other classes of the Sunday School are invited to attend, but all are requested to bring their own corn bread. The fish fry will undoubtedly be the largest of the season. $2.00 Per Year. I Hope Is Expressed That Tax Rate of $1.53 Will Not Be Boosted MEET~JUNE 16 Budget Will Be Further Considered at Spe cial Meeting Chowan County Commissioners were forced into an afternoon meeting ' Monday at their June meeting, when the major portion of the time was devoted to considering the 1952-53 budget. Though some of the budgets were approved, others were held over until a special meeting scheduled to be held Monday, June 16, when figures will be juggled and a decision reached relative to the various appropria tions. With all of the figures in hand Monday except the Health Depart ment, the needs for the county as a whole for the year are somewhat higher than last year. However, the Commissioners are hopeful that they will be able to maintain the same tax rate of $1.53 on the hundred dol lar property valuation. The Commissioners approved the administrative budget of the Welfare Board, which is one dollar less than last year. The law provides for an increase in salary of $lO per month for the superintendent, which was offset by a reduction in the salary of a junior-stenographer clerk. The budget for forest fire control was also adopted, which is slightly above last year’s figure due to thp necessity to purchase a new truck. In submitting the budget, Forest Ranger Frank V. White informed the Com missioners that during the fiscal year four fires burned a total of 687 acres in thg county, causing damage of about $4,256. Law enforcement action was taken in half of the fires. The forest service personnel work ed a total of 1,889 hours and traveled 9,739 miles. In the program of fire prevention 745 people were contacted, 16 visits were made to saw mills and 27 visits were made to schools where literature was distributed and short talks made. The school budget for the county administrative unit is about $4,500 less than last year, but the Edenton school budget is approximately SB,OOO more than last year. This increase is caused primarily because a new bus must be purchased and payment for equipment in the cafeterias at the white and colored schools which was carried over from last year. Another new item of expense is grading and improving the grounds at the new high school. A group representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Edenton Wo man’s Club and the Business and Pro fessional Woman’s Club attended the meeting to ask an appropriation of $1,500 for use in converting the Penel ope Barker house into a community center for use of Edenton and county groups or individuals. George Alma Byrum was principal spokesman for the group. County Attorney J. N. Pruden was called in for advice and it was his opinion that money derived from taxes could not be appropriated for the purpose. However, an opinion will be secured from Attorney General Harry McMullan before any action is taken. Mayor Haskett Reports Convention Activities Mayor Leroy Haskett at Monday night’s meeting of the Lions Club re ported on the State Lions convention held last week at Wrighitsville Beach. He told members that the convention was well-planned, entertaining and in formative. W. J. Taylor was recognized at the convention as being a 100 per cent secretary and the best secretary is clubs of 36 to 70 members of Dutrici 31-F. Mr. Haskett also received rec ognition for his work as a zone chair man in District 31-F. Other Lions attending the conven tion from Edenton were Jack Conn, West Leary and A. E. Jenkins. Aubrey Turbeville was inducted as a new member in the club by W. J. Taylor and Tail Twister Ben Perry. METHODIST VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL BEGINS NEXT MONDAY Next Monday morning a daily va cation Bible School will begin, in the Methodist Church and will continue through Friday, June 13. Beginners, primary, junior and in termediate children are invited to attend. The school will start promptly ait 9:3 o’clock with Mrs. Roy Hassell in charge.